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- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
for over 25 years, to the point that it was nearly over 95 percent hearing loss in both ears. And we couldn't really talk to him on the phone. And conversations were just very loud at the dinner table or whenever we would see him. Over... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
be a good investor, you absolutely need to be versed in more than just finance,” elaborates Krebs, now running a family office in San Francisco. “You need to understand leadership. That’s where the HBS general management curriculum really... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
about choosing a cause if there are many things you’re passionate about? There’s a lot written about choosing specific projects or charities within a cause, but what if you’re interested in doing good, and there are many causes that speak... View Details
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
rehabilitation projects that resulted in affordable housing, and finally took on historic rehabilitation projects by themselves, working in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Today, the company focuses on... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
Yes, proceeds from working on The Post enabled the purchase of a new home in Santa Monica. Yes, he’s been invited to some fancier dinner parties. But the day-to-day routine hasn’t changed much: “I’m still sitting in my underwear,... View Details
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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
the knowledge and skills gained from their on-campus MBA coursework first-hand. A cornerstone of these courses is the expertise of faculty, who develop course content focused on teaching objectives achieved primarily through student-centered active learning exercises,... View Details
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Site Credits - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Watson Library of Business and Economics, Columbia University Debra Wallace Executive Director, Knowledge and Library Services Laura Linard Director, Special Collections, Knowledge and Library Services Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien View Details
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
food, shelter is perhaps the most basic human need. In modern society, stable, safe housing is more than a matter of comfort and convenience; it positively affects childhood development, individual self-esteem, and family viability.... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
his day. Free refills, finding $5 in a coat pocket, that sort of thing. The blog, called 1000 Awesome Things started garnering a huge following and turned into a series of successful books. Last year, Neil released The Happiness Equation, which began as a nine-month... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
management experience and lay the financial groundwork for his family to transition into the world of nonprofits. He wound up staying twice as long. “Every year it would get to bonus time, and I’d say, ‘All right, next year I’m going to... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- 15 Oct 2024
- News
Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
as it took off. Once they landed in the United Kingdom in the dead of winter, the family found themselves with nothing, shivering in their summer clothes. “We lived in public housing and had very little money, but we still had more than... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 17 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty
take them. DJ created the Sabbatical Project to explore questions like this through interviews with individuals who have experienced sabbaticals, as well as with companies which offer them to their employees. During these interviews, DJ... View Details
- Profile
Prita Kumar
nutritionist and certified trainer. Kumar’s father is a marketing research professor and the Kumar dinner table often felt more like a business meeting on the consumer retail sector than a family meal. The... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-Testing by Sabbaticals
Taking extended leave wasn’t a new idea for Paul Luning (MBA 2011), it was more of a family tradition: his parents credit their extended honeymoon as a defining moment in their lives. Paul took time off when he could, by studying abroad,... View Details
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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Filene Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Exhibition Team Laura Linard Melissa Murphy Melissa Renn Heather Oswald Clarissa Yingling Christine Riggle Elena Ruggiero Conservation Team Debra Cuoco Candace Kang Lisa Clark Editing Julia Collins Design View Details
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Kresge Way | About
known in the United States as Kmart. The Kresge Foundation was established in 1924 to promote human progress through grants that help local communities raise funds for construction and renovation projects at libraries, hospitals, schools,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
spanned various stages of computing evolution — from mainframe to personal computer to local area network to the Internet. After working in a grassroots community organizing project ("One of those social experiments," says Rudden with her... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Richard Edelman (MBA 1978)
Chicago in 1952. His biggest risk was putting me in charge of the New York office in 1981, when I was 27 years old. In five or six years, that office grew from 12 employees to 100. I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Part of what keeps me going is that my View Details